One of the most detailed 3D maps of how the human chromosomes are organized and folded within a cell's nucleus is published ...

The centromere is necessary for the transport of chromosomes during cell division and, therefore, for the correct ...

There's no escaping the unrelenting passage of time, but supercentenarians who live to see their 110th birthday have a ...

A team of researchers has generated one of the most detailed 3D maps of human chromosomes, cataloging over 140,000 DNA looping interactions.

A study in fruit flies suggests an internal genomic arms race may be driving rapid evolution in proteins that still perform an essential, unchanging job: protecting chromosome ends.

Rather than leading to the disappearance of males, Y chromosome decline could trigger new sex determining systems . Similar shifts have already occurred in other mammals. The article suggests that ...

Infections accelerate aging by damaging cells and organs. Preventing them with vaccines, hand hygiene, masks, and clean air ...

Scientists who built the first synthetic eukaryotic genome share hard-won lessons that could accelerate engineering of crops, medicines and industrial organisms.

If stretched out, human DNA would be about 2 meters long. For this long strand to fit inside the cell nucleus, which is about ...

For years, ETH researchers have been investigating a molecular complex that plays a key role in protein synthesis. They have ...

A 35-year-old female A visited several hospitals for repeated flank pain and hematuria from a few years ago, but did not ...